Testify! (Churches need to train people to do that!)
When Jesus people feel Jesus movement in their heart, they want to tell Jesus stories and sing Jesus songs!
I woke up early today with this Jesus Manifesto running through my heart, so I got out of bed to write it down. I went to check out a blog I follow and noticed that it is a perfect match for today’s post. Jesus is always amazing!
There’s an invisible unity
In the Jesus community.
Jesus-followers are connected
Through Jesus who’s resurrected.
May the name of Jesus
No longer be neglected,
But spoken and thought,
Written and taught
Everywhere.
The blog quoted this Scripture: “Have the same mind in you that was in Christ Jesus,” The Greek word translated as “mind” is “nous.” It means more than “intellect.” It means “perspective” or “viewpoint.” God wants us to see from Jesus’ point of view, not from our own — as Paul put it, to “look not at the things that are seen but at the things that are unseen.”
Most of what Jesus is doing (and has done) in the lives of His followers is unseen because it happens inside of them, in their innermost being. In order for us to “see” the incredible things that Jesus is doing in one another’s heart (and have the mind/perspective of Christ Jesus) we must be open, venerable, honest, and transparent with each other. Churches are full of miracles that Jesus has done and is doing in people’s lives, but we’re mostly unaware of those glorious miracles because of the silence of the sheep. It’s time to remove the religious vail of privacy that gags believers and hides Jesus’ inner miracles from brothers and sisters in Christ.
“Let the redeemed of the Lord say so” in order that they can overcome the devil by “the word of their testimony”! Any and every church service or Christian gathering should be a place that allows and encourages open-hearted sharing and personal testimony. May testimonies that will overcome the devil and reveal the miracles of Jesus no longer be omitted from worship services and Christian meetings!
The anonymity of being assembled as a passive audience annuls people’s freedom to testify when they gather for church services. Instead, lost in the crowd, they listen to a lecture and leave without experiencing the unity of the Spirit that is revealed through the transparent heart-to-heart connection that flows from hearing and sharing personal testimonies.
What Jesus is saying and doing inside of you is too important to keep secret. The light that God is shining in your heart should be shared, not kept to yourself. Tell your God stories so people can see His reality!
Come testify and hear testimonies on Saturday night, August 26, at 6:00 pm. at Storytellers Hideaway Farm and Museum in Bon Aqua, TN (just off the Dixon exit of I-40 near Nashville) at 9347 Old Highway 46, Lyles, TN,
